Former home of Carole King, Courteney Cox is sold

Former owners of the house include singer-songwriter Carole King and actress Courteney Cox.

Former owners of the house include singer-songwriter Carole King and actress Courteney Cox. (Michael McNamara)

Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

"It's too late baby, now it's too late," to borrow the lyrics from the 1971 Carole Kinghit. The Hollywood Hills West house the singer-songwriter once called home is no longer available for sale, having sold this month for $1.5 million.

The cover shot on King's "Tapestry" album, containing the song "It's Too Late," shows her sitting in a window seat of the house. But that's not the French Normandy-style home's only claim to fame. It was owned by actress Courteney Cox beginning in the late '80s.

Built in 1926, the 3,832-square-foot house has a two-story rotunda, five bedrooms and 41/2 bathrooms. It sits on less than a quarter-acre with mature trees and a swimming pool with a cabana.

The Grammy-winning King, 70, is reissuing four of her classic albums later this month. The prolific composer sold the property in 1982 for $400,000.

"Cougar Town" star Cox, 47, bought the house in 1988 for $795,000 and sold in 1991 for $1,312,720, public records show.

Boni Bryant and Joe Reichling of Sotheby's International Realty in Los Feliz were the listing agents. William Barker of Coldwell Banker in Brentwood represented the buyer.